Markus glared at Pippa, expressing his disapproval. "You're too impulsive!" She wasn't just impulsive. She simply forgot what she wasn't allowed to do. Pippa's mind went blank from being lectured. She kept apologizing, but Markus refused to hear her explanations.At this moment, Elise, the other contender for Markus' position, returned from running her errands. When she saw Pippa being disciplined, a smug smile appeared on her face. After the lecture, Markus said, "From now on, Kathryn is only responsible for handling Mr. Albert's affairs. The rest of you will divide the other jobs among yourselves!" If Kathryn had to leave work early, all of them had to work overtime to help finish her work. That was what Markus meant. "Elise, come with me!" Markus stormed away. It was a good thing that he'd found out about this sooner. If anything had happened to Kathryn at Enfield Corporation, Chris would have fired the entire assistant department. Markus had always wondered why Chris was so prot
This was Chris she was talking to. They were in the middle of a meeting for a multi-million dollar project. Yet here Kathryn was, asking about cooking ingredients.Janet and the finance manager exchanged looks. They were both shocked. They expected Chris to get angry and scold Kathryn immediately for her idiocy! But then, they heard Chris's tone soften. "Get both. Can you carry all that?"Janet and the finance manager were speechless. Their chests tightened, and their minds went blank. Was that really Ms. Michaels? A lowly assistant?Kathryn said she could carry the items. Then, she asked whether there really was nothing in the kitchen. Chris confirmed that it was so. Nonetheless, he asked her not to buy too much, worried that she wouldn't be able to carry everything.By now, the entire meeting room knew who he was on the phone with. Even those sitting too far away to hear could tell. They couldn't believe they were seeing such a soft side to Chris. Yes, the tone he used with
Chris frowned. "What kind of pasta is this?""Veggie pasta," Kathryn replied with a straight face. Chris could tell it was veggie pasta. Both the pasta and the vegetables were displayed prominently. But there was nothing else besides that, not even olive oil. If he had to guess, this was probably just boiled pasta. When he sat down and stirred the pasta around with a fork, he confirmed his suspicions. It was boiled pasta and vegetables, plain and simple. Kathryn didn't even add minced meat. When Chris tasted it, he almost spit it out. Noticing his expression, Kathryn panicked again. "I-is it bad?" "You added nothing but salt!" he said, trying his best to remain calm. He'd wanted to try the pasta when Kathryn said she could make many different kinds of pasta this morning. However, he figured he should probably be less curious about her from now on.In the meantime, Kathryn frowned in confusion. "That's how we always made it!"She only got to cook in the past when she was
Usually, Tally would have lunch with Kathryn at the cafeteria. Yet, neither of them was spotted there that day. The other departments didn't mind. However, the front desk and assistants department was a little nervous, especially the assistants department. They had been fighting for the position of executive assistant. And now, Kathryn had spent the entire lunch hour in Chris' office.What was going on? Was she trying to seduce him? If so, then she was playing with fire. Everyone in the Albert Group—in Harborlean—knew that Chris Albert couldn't be easily seduced. So right now, everyone in the department was waiting for Kathryn's inevitable end. Meanwhile, Kathryn was nodding off in the break room after lunch. Chris shot her a look and said, "Do the dishes!" "Oh, okay!" She was awake in an instant. It was only fair if she did the dishes. This was something she knew how to do, so there wouldn't be any mistakes. Chris had a habit of napping. By the time Kathryn had cleaned
"Ow…" Kathryn moaned in pain. Her hair was saved, but the freed lock of hair was clearly a little shorter now. Chris had probably snapped it while wrenching it free.Before she could react, she heard Chris say coldly, "Out!". She didn't dare look at him or even breathe as she ran out. Only when she was out of the office did she realize that her forehead and back were drenched in sweat. Meanwhile, Janet, Elise and Pippa had returned from their lunch break. They were looking at her with strange expressions. Elise and Pippa even looked at her disdainfully. Judging from her pale face, they concluded that Kathryn had failed to seduce Chris. She was about to get fired from Albert Group. Even Kathryn thought that she would get fired for sure. "Are you okay?" Janet walked up to her and handed her a glass of water. She'd heard that call between Kathryn and Chris in the meeting room. So, she had a view on their true relationship. However, Kathryn was still so scared she couldn't thi
As long as Kathryn and Chris weren't living under the same roof, they would surely have fewer problems.Kathryn nodded. Tally was right!Chris had looked at her the same way he'd looked at women who tried to seduce him—threateningly and murderously! "Won't Albert Group fire me?" Kathryn looked at Tally worriedly.Tally shook her head. "Nah, he still needs you to be his wife. He's not going to fire you."Why did they get married in the first place? He needed to deal with his family, of course.That was why firing her now would be a bad move!He'd probably still keep her around, but he just won't let her get too close. This disaster was a blessing in disguise for Kathryn.After all that, Kathryn felt much better and less worried."But you need to be more careful from now on. Mr. Albert may be staying away from you now, but you've left a terrible impression on him," Tally said. Kathryn nodded furiously. "Alright. I will."Even though she was nodding so sincerely, Tally was
When Chris heard that, he looked at her.Kathryn wrung her hands together nervously.Chris nodded. "Not bad. It suits you."She was tall, about 5'6" at first glance. Her slender figure was pleasing to look at.He stood up and walked to the sofa. He said in a commanding tone, "Come here."Kathryn obediently walked over, and Chris sat her down on the sofa.She felt so nervous when his warm palms touched her shoulders. Her heart felt like it'd jumped to her throat.She had no idea what Chris was doing but didn't dare say a word. Next thing she knew, Chris's slender fingers combed through her hair. Out of nervousness, Kathryn said, "I'll get a haircut on my next day off!" She was a little pained when she said that. Heaven knew how much she loved her long hair. Even her grandmother said that a girl's hair must be cherished because it was grown with their very lives."Why?" Chris asked."I—"The embarrassing incident from this afternoon flashed across her mind. Kathryn blushed in
Outside the office, Elise and Pippa were purposefully walking past the door. They thought Kathryn would get yelled at after going in, and then she'd be fired. However, they had walked past the door several times by now. Nothing seemed to be happening. They exchanged looks. Just as they wondered whether she was fired, the office door suddenly opened. Chris came out with a spotless outfit … and Kathryn's hand in his?Elise and Pippa had been waiting to celebrate Kathryn getting fired, so they froze. They completely forgot to react when they saw the two holding hands.Kathryn was very anxious now! The hand Chris was holding felt like it was in an oven, and she flinched a bit under their heated gazes!"What's wrong?" Chris looked at her.Kathryn said nothing.Pippa and Elise gasped, especially when they saw Kathryn's limited edition, branded outfit.Could it be? Had she successfully seduced him? No way!It was easy to believe if they were talking about someone else, but this w